The Footlight Ranger (1923)
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Directors
Scott R. Dunlap
The story
As described in a film magazine, small town idler Bill Moreland meets and falls in love with Janet Ainslee, a young actress who is stranded in town along with her company. Janet accepts the favors of Al Brownley, son of the richest man in town, in hopes of getting enough money from him to get back to the New York City. On the morning the company is set to leave, Brownley appears with the tickets but insists that Janet go for a ride with him first.
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Western film, silent film
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